Dream Country

Reach for this book when your teenager is asking complex questions about their place in the world or struggling to reconcile their family history with their modern identity. This sweeping, multi-generational saga follows five descendants of the same family across two centuries and two continents, from the 19th-century American South to modern-day Minneapolis and Liberia. It explores the heavy burdens of systemic racism, the search for a true home, and the resilient bonds of blood that persist despite displacement. While the narrative addresses intense historical traumas, it offers a profound look at how understanding our ancestors can help us find our own voices. This is an essential choice for mature readers who are ready to engage with the realities of the Black diaspora. It provides a sophisticated framework for discussing how the past is never truly gone, but rather a foundation upon which we build our futures.